Novick Seeks $2.5 Million for Portland Bike Share's Second Phase

City Hall still can’t get to phase one of its long-delayedPortland Bike Share, but City Commissioner Steve Novick is already making a play for money to fund phase two.

Novick is seeking $2.5 million from the Oregon Department of Transportation to expand proposed locations for bike-share stations, including to the North Portland industrial enclave of Swan Island.

"Bike share will improve mobility and provide hundreds of Swan Island employees on swing and night shifts with new access to MAX light rail service," the application says.

The application (read the PDF here) says Portland Bike Share's second phase would add 30 bike-share stations and expand the system east along Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and Division Street, and Northeast Alberta Street. It would also add 300 bicycles—for a total of 1,050 rental bikes managed by local vendor Alta Bike Share.

The city is seeking the $2.5 million from ODOT's Connect Oregon V grants program, which will fund $42 million to alternative transportation programs across the state.